Example sentences of "take [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After visiting Queen 's the man took her for a walk near Twickenham Bridge where he attacked her . |
| 2 | He takes them for a walk on Hampstead Heath . |
| 3 | ‘ It takes itself for a little walk at night . |
| 4 | " When I go on holiday Con always takes him for a week or two and he has never mentioned any … anything unusual … in that way . " |
| 5 | Francis always takes him for a walk last thing before going to bed . |
| 6 | Charlie , is on his last legs , has been for years and , might as well have him put down , as that Nick keep saying , I think I 'll have to have him put down he , when he takes him for a walk he collapses . |
| 7 | Or , like he , if the little girl 's riding him , he always goes with her then as well , but even if the girl 's not on him , he takes him for a walk like a big dog so I mean , they 're lovely people , you could n't wish to have him with nicer people , erm , you know they are , they really are nice |
| 8 | He takes it for a walk — such walks have long been a ritual activity of the country 's more optimistic male poor , the dog more expensively jacketed than the chap . |
| 9 | He usually ends up in hospital , stabilises on medication , takes it for a while after being discharged , then stops — sometimes inspired by marijuana . |
| 10 | He takes me and picks me up from school and takes us where we wan na go you know , off to the shop , off to here , off to get some get some drink and takes us for a drive and |
| 11 | If you could take them for a walk every day , from three to half-past four or something like that , I 'd be terribly grateful . |
| 12 | A chocolate bar or an ice-cream , or sometimes he 'd just take them for a walk . |
| 13 | Later that day , Mrs Knelle declared that she 'd take me for a drive , to see Ashford Castle , a local stately home that was now an hotel . |
| 14 | ‘ Could you take me for a spin through the country , and then on to Sligo ? ’ |
| 15 | You must take me for a fool ! |
| 16 | Do you take me for a fool , child ? ’ |
| 17 | I 'll always honour and obey you , Harry , and I 'll do anything you say or go anywhere you want if you 'll only take me for a wife . " |
| 18 | ‘ You 're ordering me around again , if that 's what you mean , ’ she replied , ‘ and if you think I 'm going to trot obediently upstairs and take off all my clothes you must take me for a fool . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Do you take me for a highwayman ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do you take me for a fool , sir ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Do you really take me for a fool ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ To look at me , no one would take me for the Miracle-Worker , ’ Gabriel persisted , and he grinned and rubbed his short head of hair which had barely grown long enough for a single curl . |
| 23 | Go on , push yourself up on the handles and let the trolley take you for a ride , just like a child ! |
| 24 | Stand under his tree acting crazy and the squirrel will take you for a nut . |
| 25 | I did take you for a couple staying there together , and normally I would have retreated smartly and come back here again , but for what had already happened . |
| 26 | " If that be so , then I 'll take you for a wife . |
| 27 | " I shall have to take you back with me to Vienna , dear Tilda , yes , I 'm sorry , I sha n't be able to manage without you , fortunately you 're so small they wo n't miss you here and I can take you for a Glücksbringer . " |
| 28 | I thought we could have lunch in the garden after your inspection — I 've already arranged for the fridge to be restocked — and afterwards , if you do n't fancy going to the beach , we could go out in my boat , or I 'll take you for a tour of North Zealand , through the quaint old villages with their farmhouses and gardens full of hollyhocks and the beech woods . |
| 29 | Did they take you for a week and show you |
| 30 | I 'll take you for a closer look . ’ |